Beechcraft 1900C crash, Nov 19, 1996 (12 killed), Quincy-...
Beechcraft 1900C accident on November 19, 1996 near Quincy-Baldwin Field, Illinois, United States with 12 fatalities. Cause: The King Air pilots failed...
- Date: November 19, 1996
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900C
- Location: Quincy-Baldwin Field, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The King Air pilots failed to monitor the common traffic advisory frequency or scan for traffic before takeoff. A Cherokee pilot's interrupted transmission contributed, and the lack of adequate rescue and firefighting services and the unopened air stair door increased the loss of life.
A United Express Beech 1900C on a scheduled flight from Chicago to Quincy was landing on runway 13 when it collided with a King Air taking off on the crossing runway 04. The airliner's crew had misread a radio transmission as a statement that the King Air would wait. All 12 people aboard the 1900C died, along with the two occupants of the King Air.